Osimhen Must Tone Down His Zealousness In Training To Prevent Avoidable Injuries – Yobo

Ex Nigeria captain, Joseph Yobo has come out to comment on the injury crisis that has hit the Super Eagles. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he can only warn Osimhen to tone down his zealousness in training to avoid injuries during the tournament, because he is Nigeria’s best source of goals.

Yobo added that the Napoli striker has to be protected throughout the competition for Nigeria to stand a good chance.

His words, “Osimhen trains the way he plays.

That’s just the way he is, he gives everything! He doesn’t like to lose, whether it is training or a game. It is the one thing I like about him.

Whatever you see in games, I saw it in training. It is now up to him, does he want to tone it down in training to avoid injury? The defenders may have to tell him to calm down. Although as things stand, our defenders are also fighting for spots on the team so everyone will want to go hard too.

But they have to now consider that he is our best source of goals so we as a team need to protect him. The only thing is, are they mentally ready for Afcon right now?.

Having been named in the provisional squad and then not in the final squad, players tend to get disappointed.

So now, will they be up for it to grab the opportunity now, to prove themselves that they are worth the spot? If they are not mentally ready, it will affect the team.”